WARRIORS NOTEBOOK / Tough crowd, especially for Dunleavy

Published 4:00 am, Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Jason Richardson believes "it's only a matter of time before there's a full house every night" with the Warriors winning three of their first four home games, but there's one crowd reaction he hasn't appreciated.

With Golden State up by 22 points in the second quarter of Saturday's 111-79 win against the Pistons, forward Mike Dunleavy was fouled by Flip Murray. Dunleavy was booed loudly after missing his first free-throw try, then even louder after missing his second.

"It's head-scratching," Richardson said. "They've been tough on Mike since Mike's been here, and when we're at home and your fans are on your back if you make two mistakes or miss two shots in a row, that's tough."

The Warriors are three games into a franchise-long, seven-game homestand they hope will establish home-court advantage for the season, and players already have heard everything from rousing ovations to relative silence to boo birds.

Dunleavy has been a target of jeers at points throughout his first four seasons, and he didn't catch much of a break Tuesday despite a solid start. Dunleavy, who had 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the first half, was again booed after missing an open three-point try in the second quarter.

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"I've been with Mike for five years. I know it gets to him," Richardson said. "He wants to do good and they don't give him a chance. I wish our fans would give him a chance."

Briefly: Forward Ike Diogu expects to miss at least another week with his sprained left ankle. ... Troy Murphy, who was scratched from the lineup with soreness in his left Achilles, did not sit on the Warriors' bench for fear of violating the league's dress code policy, now in its second year. ... Adonal Foyle saw his first action since Nov. 4 with 3:14 left in the first quarter after starter Andris Biedrins picked up his third foul. ... The Warriors dressed only 11 players as Dajuan Wagner was on the inactive list.

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